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🔑reasonrea·son1 /ˈrizn / noun - [countable, uncountable] reason (for sth / for doing sth) | reason (why…/that…) the cause of something; something that explains why something happens or exists原因；理由◆What's your reason for being so late?你来得这么晚是什么原因？◆Is there any reason why you couldn't tell me this before?你以前没有告诉我这事，有什么原因吗？◆The main reason that I'm calling you is to ask for a favor.我给你打电话主要是想求你帮个忙。◆For some reason or other, they can't give us an answer until next week (= I don't know what the reason is).出于某种原因，他们要到下周才能给我们答复。◆She quit her job for personal reasons.她由于个人原因辞了职。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库thereforeways of saying “for this reason…”表示“因此”的不同说法Children who eat a lot of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. It is essential, therefore, that parents encourage healthy eating from an early age.吃很多垃圾食品的孩子日后会觉得很难改变这种习惯，因此，父母要给孩子从小倡导健康饮食，这非常重要。Children who eat a lot of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. This is why children must be taught about healthy eating from an early age.吃很多垃圾食品的孩子日后会觉得很难改变这种习惯，因此，孩子们必须从小受到健康饮食的教育。Children who eat a lot of junk food find it difficult to change this habit later in life. For this reason / Consequently, it is essential that children be taught about healthy eating from an early age.吃很多垃圾食品的孩子日后会觉得很难改变这种习惯，因此，孩子们必须从小受到健康饮食的教育，这非常重要。Eating habits formed in childhood tend to continue into adult life. Thus, the best way to prevent heart disease in adults is to encourage healthy eating from an early age.孩提时代养成的饮食习惯往往会延续到成年之后，因此，防止成年人罹患心脏病最好的办法就是从小提倡有益健康的饮食。
- [countable, uncountable] reason (for sth) | reason (to do sth) something that shows that it is right or logical to do something（做某事的）正当理由，道理◆There is a reason for doing things this way – it's cheaper.这么做是有道理的，这样更便宜。◆I chose this color for a reason (= the reason was important).我选这个颜色是有道理的。◆He had no reason to be mean to me – I never did anything to him.他没有理由对我如此刻薄，我从未对他做过什么。◆You have every reason (= you are completely right) to be upset, considering what happened to you.碰到这样的事，你完全有理由生气。◆I have reason to believe that you lied to me.我有理由认为你对我撒了谎。
- [uncountable] the ability to think and to make sensible decisions理性；理解力；思考力◆Any new law must be based on reason, not emotion.任何新的法律都必须基于理性而非感情。
 ●(do anything) within reasonif it is not too extreme or completely unacceptable合乎情理；可接受◆I'll pay anything within reason for a ticket.只要票价合理，我就愿意买。
reasonrea·son2 /ˈrizn / verb [intransitive, transitive] to form a judgment or opinion, after thinking about something in a logical way推理；推论；推断  ●reason with sbto talk to someone in order to persuade him / her to behave or think in a more reasonable or less extreme way和某人讲道理；规劝◆The police tried to reason with the gunman, but he refused to put down his rifle.警察试图劝服持枪歹徒，但歹徒拒绝放下他的步枪。 |